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Framing Examples


  The Jetsons room at Blackstone Hotsprings Alex's photo in gray barnwood interior of Hot Springs Frame & Art Supply Delmas Howe flower painting  
  Delmas Howe flower painting James Stevenson Carol Plec Fiesta print by Moe Koenick  
  Saint Eloi Saint Eloi Saint Eloi  
           
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We framed this excellent vintage Jetsons puzzle for our friends Rob and Ralph at Blackstone Hotsprings. It is now installed in its permanent home - The Jetsons Room - at the Blackstone. (All their rooms have TV show themes!)


The Jetsons room at Blackstone Hotsprings


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Ever wonder what your color photo would look like in a dark frame vs. a light one? Alex Scott tried different mouldings on a photo he shot while traveling; the results are below. The picture on the left is framed in plain gray barnwood with a light gray mat. The other photo is framed in a carved brown wood moulding with a bright white mat.


Alex's photo in gray barnwood
  
interior of Hot Springs Frame & Art Supply


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A pair of local collectors wanted to put their Delmas Howe flower painting in an extra-fabulous frame. They chose a 2" natural-colored linen liner and a 4" leafy moulding.


Delmas Howe flower painting

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Arrowheads on matboard in a shadowbox moulding.


arrowhead collection

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We framed a couple of pieces that later turned up at the 2008 Sierra County Fair sporting blue ribbons! The piece on the left is by 9-year-old James Stevenson; Carol Plec's painting on the right took best in show. Both artists are from Elephant Butte. Congratulations Carol and James!




floated on acid-free black foamcore
Carol Plec painting

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Fiesta Committee President Moshe Koenick created a limited edition screenprint for the 2009 Fiesta. This is the psychedelic version of the print, with a green mat and basic black moulding. Prints are still available; contact us (or Moe!) for more info!




Fiesta print by Moe Koenick


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This piece depicts scenes from the life of St. Eloi. We were thinking it needed a black mat, but the owner went with cream, and basic black metal moulding. See how much we know? It looks great!


Saint Eloi

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One day not long ago, this young guy came into our store, and bought a canvas, a set of acrylic paints, and a couple of brushes. He said he was going to paint something for Jake at Riverbend. He showed me two color xeroxes (one of Riverbend's teepee and wagon, and another of a cactus flower), and asked me which one he should paint. I said "paint the teepee and wagon - that's unmistakeably Riverbend!" About a week later, Jake brought in this painting to be framed. Wow! That kid really knew what he was doing! The painting is framed in basic brown barnwood.

Riverbend teepee painting

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A customer picked up this piece by British Printmaker Hedley Fitton (1859-1929) at auction. You can't see it from this front-view, but the moulding is deep, which allows for some extra space (front-to-back) between the two mats (dark gray on bottom and off-white floating above it).

Hedley Finton print

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This triple-decker Valentine dates back to 1913! The doily it's on was hand-made by the recipient of the card. The couple's photographs, provided by their granddaughter/our client, were added to areas where original ornamentation had been lost. The dried roses in the bottom of the shadowbox (also saved by the granddaughter as a memento of her parents) add an organic touch.

1913 3-tiered Valentine mounted on a hand-made doily with dried roses

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